Before I bought my first Mac mini, I was a firm critic of Apple and in particular the pricing. It felt as though there was no substantial reason to spend so much and so I carried on changing Windows PCs… Read More ›
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Apple ups UK prices, to a rediculous level
Mac mini starts £479 (was £399) Mac Pro £2999 (£2499) iMac 4K £1449 (£1199) iMac 5K from £1749 (£1449) Tough on UK customers, that. Informative tweet from iCreate, but those price changes are insane! UPDATE: Actually, these prices do fit… Read More ›
Build your own Touch Bar
Well that’s £2,000 saved. Genius (sort of) from Neil.
macOS and iOS: two very different strategies
Apple has never been accused of making budget products or aiming for the masses, but the iPod and then the iPhone and iPad proved otherwise, without the budget part. Yesterday Apple announced the long overdue MacBook Pro refresh and we… Read More ›
Apple is a hardware company, but software is its main advantage (for now)
Microsoft dropped two very surprising pieces of hardware yesterday and I for one sat up and looked closely. This has not happened for a long time and I actually found myself wondering if a Surface Book could be a decent… Read More ›
Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer
What happens to a company when a visionary CEO is gone? Most often, innovation dies and the company coasts for years on momentum and its brand. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why. Microsoft entered the 21st century… Read More ›
New MacBook Pro leaked in macOS Sierra 10.12.1
Well done for spotting this. The expected magic toolbar is there, but so is a suspiciously shallow looking keyboard… More at MacRumors.
Apple and anniversaries
Let me add here a note about something that’s been bothering me for months: the notion that Apple is going to do something “special” next year to commemorate the iPhone’s 10th anniversary. I would wager heavily that they won’t. Apple… Read More ›
Did you know your iPhone has a level built in?
Well I didn’t. Open the Compass app and swipe left to find a very useful horizontal and vertical level.
Google Assistant vs Siri
Siri is getting some bad press of late, but the above from Marques is a decent comparison. Siri does quite well actually.
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